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Holidays and observances on July 1
35 holidays and special days are celebrated on July 1 around the world.
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Holidays and observances
Christian feast day:
Aaron (Catholic Church and Syriac Christianity)According to the Old Testament of the Bible, Aaron was an Israelite prophet, high priest, and the elder brother of Moses. Information about Aaron comes exclusively from religious texts, such as the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament, and the Quran.
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Blessed Antonio Rosmini-SerbatiBeatification is an act by which the Catholic Church formally recognizes that a deceased member of the faithful is believed to have entered Heaven and is capable of interceding on behalf of individuals who pray in their name, permitting a restricted, local for
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Junípero SerraJunípero Serra Ferrer, popularly known simply as Junipero Serra, was a Spanish Catholic priest and missionary of the Franciscan Order. He is credited with establishing the Franciscan Missions in the Sierra Gorda, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. He founded a miss- Christian feast day: Julius and AaronJulius and Aaron were two Romano-British Christian saints who were martyred around the third century AD. Along with Saint Alban, they are the only named Christian martyrs from Roman Britain. They are name citizens of "city of the legions" by Gildas, that's to
- Christian feast day: Leontius of AutunSaint Leontius of Autun was a bishop of Autun in Gaul during the fifth century. He is mentioned in the Martyrologium Hieronymianum. He is sometimes confused with the similarly named Saint Leonorius and Leontius of Fréjus who lived around the same time. He is v
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Oliver PlunkettOliver Plunkett, also spelled Plunket Irish: Oilibhéar Pluincéid; 1 November 1625 – 1 July 1681), was the Catholic Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland and the last victim of the Popish Plot. He was beatified in 1920 and canonised in 1975, thus beco- Christian feast day: ServanusSaint Serf or Serbán (Servanus) is a saint of Scotland. Serf was venerated in western Fife. He is called the apostle of Orkney, with less historical plausibility. Saint Serf is connected with Saint Mungo's Church near Simonburn, Northumberland. His feast day i
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VeepVeep is the Cornish saint for whom the village and parish of St Veep were named.
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July 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)June 30 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - July 2
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Feast of the Most Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ (removed from official Roman Catholic calendar since 1969)The Feast of the Most Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ was in the General Roman Calendar from 1849 to 1969. It was focused on the Blood of Christ and its salvific nature.
Armed Forces Day (Singapore)An Armed Forces Day, alongside its branch-specific variants often referred to as Army or Soldier's Day, Navy or Sailor's Day, and Air Force or Aviator's Day, is a holiday dedicated to honoring the armed forces, or one of their branches, of a sovereign state, i
Bobby Bonilla Day (United States)Roberto Martin Antonio Bonilla is an American former professional baseball third baseman and outfielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1986 to 2001.
Canada Day, formerly Dominion Day (Canada)Canada Day is the national day of Canada. A federal statutory holiday, it celebrates the anniversary of Canadian Confederation which occurred on July 1, 1867, when the three separate colonies of the United Canadas, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick were united in
Children's Day (Pakistan)Children's Day is a commemorative date celebrated annually in honour of children, whose date of observance varies by country.
In 1925, International Children's Day was first proclaimed in Geneva during the World Conference on Child Welfare. Since 1950, it is 
Chinese Communist Party Founding Day (China)The Communist Party of China (CPC), commonly known as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), is the founding and ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Founded in 1921, the CCP won the Chinese Civil War against the Kuomintang and proclaimed the esta- Day of Officials and Civil Servants (Hungary)Day of officials and civil servants is held on every 1 July in Hungary. It was the date when the law XXXIII. of 1992 about officials became effective in the same year. Trade union of Hungarian Officials and State Employee proposed to hold a celebration in ever
Doctors' Day (India)National Doctors' Day is a day celebrated to recognize the contributions of physicians to individual lives and communities. The date varies from nation to nation depending on the event of commemoration used to mark the day. In some nations the day is marked as- Emancipation Day (Sint Maarten and Sint Eustatius)Emancipation Day is observed in many former European colonies in the West Indies and parts of the United States on various dates to commemorate the emancipation of slaves of African descent.
- Engineer's Day (Bahrain, Mexico)Engineer's Day is observed in several countries on various dates of the year.
- Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day (Hong Kong, China)Establishment Day, formally the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day, is celebrated annually on 1 July in Hong Kong, China since 1997. The holiday celebrates the transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to the People'
- Independence Day (Burundi), celebrates the independence of Burundi from Belgium in 1962.
- Independence Day (Rwanda) This is a list of public holidays in Rwanda. Rwanda observes fourteen regular public holidays, which reflects the civic, historical and religious landscape.
Independence Day (Somalia)Independence Day is a national holiday occurring annually on July 1. The date celebrates the unification of the Trust Territory of Somalia and the State of Somaliland into the Somali Republic and the independence from the Italian Republic on July 1, 1960. A go
International Tartan DayTartan Day is a celebration of Scottish heritage and the cultural contributions of Scottish and Scottish-diaspora figures of history. The name refers to tartan, a patterned woollen cloth associated with Scotland. The event originated in Nova Scotia, Canada, in
July Morning (Bulgaria)July Morning is an annual Bulgarian festival, celebrated on the night before and the first day of July, in which thousands of people from around the country travel to the Black Sea coast or the Danube River to watch the first sunrise of July. The tradition beg
Keti Koti (Emancipation Day) (Suriname)Ketikoti, sometimes spelled as Keti Koti, or officially Dag der Vrijheden, is an annual celebration on 1 July that marks Emancipation Day in Suriname. The day is also known as Manspasi Dei or Prisiri Manspasi, meaning "Emancipation" or "Emancipation Festival",
Madeira Day (Madeira, Portugal)Madeira Day, officially known as Autonomous of Region of Madeira and Madeiran Communities' Day, celebrated in Madeira on 1 July, is a holiday marking the date when Portuguese explorers arrived in Machico's bay in 1419. It is a public holiday in the Autonomous 
Moving Day (Quebec) (Canada)Moving Day is a tradition, but not a legal requirement, in the province of Quebec, Canada, dating from the time when the province used to mandate fixed terms for leases of rental properties. It falls on July 1, which is also Canada Day.
Newfoundland and Labrador Memorial DayMemorial Day has been observed annually since 1 July 1917, to recall the losses of approximately 700 soldiers of the 1st Newfoundland Regiment from the Dominion of Newfoundland at Beaumont-Hamel on the first day on the Somme during the First World War. Since t- Republic Day (Ghana) There are approximately thirteen nationally recognized public holidays in Ghana, a sub-Saharan country in Africa. The primary National holiday is Independence Day, which is on 6 March. It is a National Day and is set to honor the memory of Ghana's independenc
RONPhos Handover Day (Nauru)The Republic of Nauru Phosphate Corporation (RONPhos) is a government-owned company controlling phosphate mining in Nauru. The company was previously known as the Nauru Phosphate Corporation (NPC).
Sir Seretse Khama Day (Botswana)Public holidays in Botswana are largely controlled by government sector employers who are given paid time off. The government holiday schedule mainly benefits employees of government and government regulated businesses. At the discretion of the employer, other- Territory Day (British Virgin Islands) Holidays in the British Virgin Islands are predominantly religious holidays, with a number of additional national holidays. The most important holiday in the Territory is the August festival, which is celebrated on the three days from the first Monday in Au
Territory Day (Northern Territory, Australia)Territory Day is a holiday widely celebrated in the Northern Territory of Australia on 1 July that commemorates the territory achieving self-government in 1978. The holiday has been famously commemorated with fireworks since the early 1980s. Popularly known as- The first day of Van Mahotsav, celebrated until July 7. (India)Van Mahothsavlit. 'Forest festival', is an annual one-week tree-planting festival in India which is celebrated in the first week of July. It is a great traditional Indian festival that reflects Indian culture and heritage to honor and love mother earth by plan
Frequently asked questions
What is celebrated on July 1?
35 observances are celebrated on July 1 around the world: Christian feast day: Aaron (Catholic Church and Syriac Christianity), Christian feast day: Blessed Antonio Rosmini-Serbati, Christian feast day: Junípero Serra, Christian feast day: Julius and Aaron, Christian feast day: Leontius of Autun, Christian feast day: Oliver Plunkett. The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.
What happened on July 1?
100 documented historical events happened on July 1, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Berhtwald was elected Archbishop of Canterbury. On the same day, in another year: Jan van Essen and Hendrik Vos were burnt at the stake in Brussels (pictured), becoming the first Lutherans executed by the Council of Brabant. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.
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